Write the verbs in Present Progressive.

1. speak - I
2. jump - you
3. bake - she
4. play - they
5. run - we

Write the verbs in Simple Present, 3rd person singular.

1. be - it
2. have - he
3. eat - she
4. can - he
5. wash - she

Use

When to use which tense?

1. For actions happening regularly, often or never, we use ______________

2. For actions happening now, we use ______________.
3. The verbs 'be', 'have', 'like' and 'want' are normally only used
in ______________
4. The signal word 'usually' indicates that we have to use ______________

5. The signal word 'now' indicates that we have to use ______________

Positive sentences

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.

1. Look! They _________ (leave) the house.

2. Brian _______ (cycle) 30 km every day.
3. Samantha _______ (do) her homework at the moment.
4. My parents _______ (shop) right now.
5. He usually _______ (get up) early in the morning.
 Negative sentences

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.

1. You ____________ (see / not) her every day.

2. The baby ____________ (sleep / not) at the moment.
3. I ____________ (read / not) a book now.
4. We ____________ (go / not) to school on Sundays.
5. He ____________ (watch / not) the news every day.

question

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.

1. ____________ (you / go) on holiday by plane sometimes?

2. ____________ (they / play) computer games every day?
3. ____________ (she / eat) dinner at the moment?
4. ____________ What (they / do) right now?
5. ____________ (she / visit) her grandma very often?

Text
1. Look! Jenny _______ (go) to school.
2. On her back, Jenny _______ (carry) her school bag.
3. The school bag ________ (be) very heavy
4. Normally, Jenny _________(wear) black shoes, but today
she ______(wear) red wellies.
5. And look, she ________(wear) a raincoat because it _______ (rain) outside.
6. Jenny __________ (not / want) to get wet.
 Present Progressive

Write the ing-form of the following verbs.

1. walk -
2. make -
3. wash -
4. lie -
5. stop -

Simple Present

1. write - she
2. kiss - he
3. must - she
4. laugh - she
5. go - he

Use

When to use which tense?

1. For present actions happening one after another, we use ______________

2. For actions happening while speaking, we use ________________
3. For arrangements for the near future, we use _________________
4. For actions set by a schedule or timetable, we use ___________________
5. Which tense do you have to use with the following signal words: sometimes,
never, every day? __________________
6. Which tense do you have to use with the following signal words: Listen!, at the
moment, right now? _____________

Positive sentences

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.

1. The lesson _______(start) at 9 o'clock.

2. He often _______(wear) a black cap.
3. I ________(meet) my friends in the youth club tonight.
4. My friend ______(move) house tomorrow.
5. My birthday _______(be) in September.

Negative sentences

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.

1. She _______ (not / ride) her bike right now.

2. We _________ (not / stay) at home tonight.
3. I ________ (not / like) bananas.
4. They _________ (not / know) the answer.
5. I ________ (not / sit) in the garden at the moment.

question

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.

1. When __________ (arrive / the plane) ?

2. (visit / you) ____________ Jane in hospital today?
3. What time __________ (get up / you) in the mornings?
4. Why _________ (cry / she) now?
5. ___________ (swim / they) in the pool at the moment?

Text

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.

1. I ______ (live) in London.

2. This weekend, I _______ (visit) my friends in Brighton.
3. The train to Brighton _________ (leave) London at 6.45 in the morning.
4. In the early afternoon, we __________ (want) to go on a sightseeing tour.
5. In the evening, we _________ (go) to a concert.
6. The concert _________ (start) at 8 o'clock.
7. I _______ (come) back to London on Sunday.
8. My train _________ (arrive) in London at 7.50 in the evening.